Costco is a warehouse store that sells groceries, household items, and business products. Purchase quantities tend to be larger than in traditional stores that serve final consumers. For example, soft drinks are only sold in 24-can cases, not in 6-packs. Coffee is sold in 3-pound cans instead of one-pound foil packs. Which regrouping activity is Costco shifting to the consumer?
A) Accumulating.
B) Adjusting discrepancies.
C) Assorting.
D) Bulk-breaking.
E) Sorting.

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Costco is engaging in bulk-breaking, which is the process of buying goods in large quantities and breaking them down into smaller quantities for resale to customers. By selling products in larger quantities (such as 24-can cases of soda), Costco is forcing the consumer to buy in bulk and break down the products into smaller quantities themselves.

Costco Is a Warehouse Store That Sells Groceries, Household Items